Destination: Japan

Tokyo K's House

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 | By daniel | Views [551]

The first three nights in Tokyo, I stayed in K's house, a hostel in the Kuramae area of the city. The hostel was pretty clean and the staff were extremely helpfull and friendly. The hostel is a relatively easy journey on the subway and about 10 minutes ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Tips

Fresh water - whats going on??

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 | By brentoc | Views [837] | Comments [1]

I ended up in a tent on a lake shore, only a few other people around and a few trees leaning to the sun. Not bad for a destination that i didnt really know anything about! :) I had been in Kobe city for a couple of days, catching up with Josh & Sue ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Catching up!

Mon, 1 Oct 2007 | By roxyfish | Views [534]

Well this weekend I spent exploring Osaka a little and catching up with a friend I haven`t seen in 5 years!  Really weird meeting someone you haven`t seen in ages half way across the world and neither of you in your `home` country!  By the time I finally ... Read more >

Tags: Friends

Gallery: Japan 3

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 | By leah25 | Photo Gallery

Life on the Beaches

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 | By brentoc | Views [1140]

Ive just had a fun week cruising around the eastern side of Shikoku island. I found a few beautiful beaches, a temple in the clouds, friendly locals to give me rides around and a couple of other travellers too :) My first stop was a little bay just ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

I`ve seen the beach!

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 | By roxyfish | Views [565]

Well my first visitor arrived last weekend which meant it was definately time to explore.  First we went to the Osaka aquarium where I saw some really cool things - unfortunately the crowds were a little intense (3 day weekend for most people and the ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: Japan 2

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 | By leah25 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: sumo and Lisa's birthday

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 | By rachel | Photo Gallery

A backpacker movie?

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 | By stock_market_nomad | Views [1888]

A Map For Saturday I just got my DVD in the mail yesterday, so this morning (a Saturday, no less) I popped it into my DVD player and gave it a spin. Inspiring! This movie definitely captures some of the essence that makes backpacker travel so alluring.... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel

Tropical islands & Tranquil Temples

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 | By brentoc | Views [780]

Ive been doing a few trips to beautiful islands & secluded temples recently - around Takamatsu, on Shikoku isl.  Shodoshima was just 30 minutes away on the fast ferry, where we were welcomed by more humidity & glaring sunshine. Its defintely ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

The first 2 weeks

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 | By roxyfish | Views [439]

ONe word - hectic!  the Kansai region from what I`ve seen of it is lovely - sorry pictures will come next time.  Have moved into my little apartment and feel like my whole life I`ve been working towards going to Japan - very weird.  Food has been interesting.... Read more >

Tags: Work

Breaking up...isn't so hard to do

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 | By alyssa_schwartz | Views [894]

As you may have noticed I've been ignoring this blog.  I've found that I've been increasingly losing interest in updating this site. The time has come to break up with worldnomads.  I would like to say it's been there for me in good times and bad but ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Gallery: Sr. High School Sports Day

Sun, 9 Sep 2007 | By alyssa_schwartz | Photo Gallery

Gallery: My first enkai

Sun, 9 Sep 2007 | By alyssa_schwartz | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Japan 1

Sun, 9 Sep 2007 | By leah25 | Photo Gallery